Written by Anna Harrison "...from the first moment that Varys’s (Conleth Hill) torch flickers in the dungeons of the Red Keep, “Baelor” oozes beauty, even amongst—perhaps especially amongst—all the death and violence it ushers forth."… Continue reading.
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Game of Thrones Retrospective: “The Pointy End” (Season One, Episode Eight)
Written by Anna Harrison "From the minute Tywin lays eyes on Tyrion, Dance’s expression is so full of contempt that it makes even Tyrion, who just talked himself out of an axe to the head, quail. To see him so … Continue reading.
Game of Thrones Retrospective: “You Win or You Die” (Season One, Episode Seven)
Written by Anna Harrison "Let’s talk about sex, baby. “Game of Thrones” is notorious for its sex scenes. They are common and they are graphic, supposedly the mark of proper “adult” fantasy..."… Continue reading.
Game of Thrones Retrospective: “A Golden Crown” (Season One, Episode Six)
Written by Anna Harrison "Other than the distressing loss of Ned’s fever dream, “A Golden Crown” follows the books faithfully and marks another good episode from early “Thrones,” smoothly bouncing between locations, giving us our first main character death of … Continue reading.
Game of Thrones Retrospective: “The Wolf and the Lion” (Season One, Episode Five)
Written by Anna Harrison "Compared to later seasons, the episode is still fairly tame, but episode five—the halfway mark for season one—signals a large (if not quite seismic) shift for “Thrones.” ..."… Continue reading.
Game of Thrones Retrospective: “The Kingsroad”
Written by Anna Harrison "In this single cut from the condemned direwolf to Bran’s opened eyes, we see the benefits of a filmed adaptation. Within Martin’s limited POV structure in “ASOIAF,” this moment cannot exist; while he positions these chapters … Continue reading.
Game of Thrones Retrospective: “Winter Is Coming”
Written by Anna Harrison "Being one of those annoying people who have complexes about reading the source material before watching the adaptation, I simply had to read Martin’s work before dipping my toe into the show. I devoured them with … Continue reading.
A Minecraft Movie
Written by Nick McCann "I haven't touched "Minecraft" in at least a decade, which makes seeing its current upswing in popularity baffle my mind. Yet its importance and continued appeal as one of history's most successful video games is..."… Continue reading.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Written by Alexander Reams "“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” feels like it was 3 different movies, and by all accounts it was. There was first the rumor of Michael Keaton returning as..."… Continue reading.
The Flash
Written by Alexander Reams "“Is this really the Flash movie we should have gotten?” In an age where anyone can be revived on the silver screen and leads can go about a crime spree and still be openly welcomed into … Continue reading.
